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James Wallace Mears 1817–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Aug 1884

Death Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Father: James Mears

Mother: Sally Wallace

Spouse(s): Mary Mears

Children(s): Columbus Mears, Mary Mears, George Mears, Bagwell Mears, James Mears, Sarah Mears, John Mearse, John Mearse

James Wallace Mears was born in 1817 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Mears And Sally Wallace. In 1830, James Wallace Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1840, James Wallace Mears resided in Northampton County, Virginia, USA. James Wallace Mears married Mary Mollie Mears, and had children including Bagwell Mears, Columbus Bonepart Mears, George W Mears, James E Mears, John Laban Mearse, John Mearse, Mary C Mears, Sarah Ann Mears. James Wallace Mears passed away in 1884 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Wallace Mears was born in 1817 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Mears And Sally Wallace.
  • In 1830, James Wallace Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1840, James Wallace Mears resided in Northampton County, Virginia, USA.
  • James Wallace Mears married Mary Mollie Mears, and had children including Bagwell Mears, Columbus Bonepart Mears, George W Mears, James E Mears, John Laban Mearse, John Mearse, Mary C Mears, Sarah Ann Mears.
  • James Wallace Mears passed away in 1884 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mears
1780–1837
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Sally Wallace
1785–1852
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
SW

Spouses(s)

Mary Mears
1814–1888
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Columbus Mears
1847–1919
Birth Location: Powellton, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Mary Mears
1853–1926
Birth Location: Bradfords Neck, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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George Mears
1847–1888
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
GM
Bagwell Mears
1840–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
BM
James Mears
1842–1903
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Mears
1844–1936
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
SM
John Mearse
1855–1909
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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John Mearse
1838–
Birth Location: –
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James Mears's Ancestors

Self
James Mears
1817–1884
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Mears
1780–1837
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Sally Wallace
1785–1852
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Mears
1730–1785
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Mary (Molly) Beach
1740–1814
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1703–1762
Sabrah Armitrader
1702–1784
Joseph Beach
1710–1772
Mary Ashby
1728–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Meares
1675–1745
Margaret Garrison
1680–1745

James Mears's Descendants

1.
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James (Wallace) Mears (1817–19 Aug 1884) m. Mary (Mollie) Mears (1814–6 Jul 1888)
  1. 1. Columbus (Bonepart) Mears 1847–1919 m. Ida (Lee) Elliott 1880–1958 m. Emma (G) Mears 1854–1896
    1. 1. Harvey (Columbus) Mearse 1909–1984 m. Lillie (Mae) Bowden 1916–2003
      1. 1. Denver (Harvey) Mears 1940–2021
    2. 2. Tully (Fisher) Mears 1883–1968 m. Agatha (Nona) Davis 1899–1949 m. Elsie (Nock) Mears 1899–1991 m. Lydia (Mae) Cutler 1884–1942
      1. 1. Tullie (Edward Orion) Mears 1911–2003 m. Carrie (Edna) Mears 1913–2009
        1. 1. Edward (Bruce) Mears 1935–1989 m. Jolena Hopkins 1936–2003
      2. 2. Delmas (Jerome) Mears 1907–1985 m. Pearl (Nock) Mears 1905–1986
      3. 3. Eloise (Helen) Mears 1914–1996 m. William (Paul) Cowger 1916–2001
      4. 4. Mary (Emma) Mears 1906–1984 m. Charles (Wesley) Hall 1904–1949
      5. 5. Bruce (E) Mears 1909–
    3. 3. Kendall (Joshua) Mears 1890–1965 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Burton 1897–1971
      1. 1. Orville (Burton) Mears 1917–1917
    4. 4. Priscilla (Anderson) Mears 1893–1980 m. Leonard (Thomas) Mears 1890–1890
      1. 1. Gladys (Maggie) Mears 1917–1996 m. Clifton (Warrick) Stevens 1913–1970
      2. 2. India (Marie) Mears 1923–2002 m. Raymond (Carson) Budd 1921–1978
      3. 3. Mary Mears 1925–
      4. 4. Garnett (Cosby) Mears 1915–1991 m. Lillian (Katheline) Wolf 1920–1959
    5. 5. Celia (May) Mears 1898–1898 m. Lee (Roy) Tyndall 1893–1960
    6. 6. Noah (Columbus) Mears 1874–1961 m. Marcelline (Pearl) Gardener 1888–1959 m. Capitola Evans 1882–1906
      1. 1. Vernon (Vinal) Mears 1919–1996
      2. 2. William (James C) Mears 1909–1983 m. Sadie (Foskey) Baker 1907–1969
      3. 3. Isaac (Innman) Mears 1924–2005 m. Hattie (Christine) Barrack 1928–1988
      4. 4. Percy (Preston\Prentice) Mears 1911–1992
      5. 5. Woodrow (Wilson) Mears 1915–1986 m. Ruth (Joyce) Smith 1932–2002
      6. 6. Samuel (Smith) Mears 1931–1985
      7. 7. Eddie (Ernest) Mears 1927–1995
      8. 8. Fairy (White) Mears 1922–1988
      9. 9. Ruth (Dennis) Mears 1917–1965 m. John (Douglas) Rew 1906–1968
      10. 10. Margaret (T W) Mears 1913–1914
      11. 11. Helen (E D) Mears 1908–1908
    7. 7. Julia (E) Mears 1875–1952 m. Abel (Thomas) Mears 1851–1932
      1. 1. Julius (F) Mears 1900–1962
      2. 2. Annie (Thelma) Mears 1898–1978 m. George (Grover Cleveland) Isdell 1887–1980
      3. 3. Emma (E) Mears 1902–1969 m. Burlain (Berlin Henwood) Evans 1897–1977
      4. 4. Calvin (T) Mears 1907–1908
    8. 8. Margaret (Thomas) Mears 1877–1965 m. Jefferson (Davis H) Mears 1862–1935 m. John (William) Rew 1860–
      1. 1. John (Douglas) Rew 1906–1968 m. Ruth (Dennis) Mears 1917–1965
    9. 9. Mary (Catherine) Mears 1879–1938 m. George (Washington) Richardson 1875–1939
    10. 10. Charlie (Elliot) Mears 1894–1972 m. Mae (Ann) Davis 1901–1978
      1. 1. Mildred (Mae) Mears 1922–1999 m. Leslie (George) Gillespie 1913–1970
      2. 2. Juanita (Rosemon) Mears 1937–2017 m. Merritt (William) Shrieves 1937–2017
      3. 3. Carlton (William) Mears 1926–1961
    11. 11. Emma (Katherine) Mears 1901–1975 m. Edgar (E) Matthews 1899–1983
    12. 12. Joshua (James) Mears 1903–1962 m. Carrie (T) Justice 1905–1949
      1. 1. Woodston (Joshua) Mears 1927–2010 m. Laura (Anne) Jones 1933–2017 m. Wanda (Jean) Tolbert 1925–2004
    13. 13. Leonard (Augustas) Mears 1906–1972 m. Corvilla (Dennis) Nelson 1905–1946
      1. 1. Lucille (Virginia) Mears 1927–2004 m. William (Joseph) Wilkins 1920–2009
      2. 2. Samuel (Paige) Mears 1936–2010
    14. 14. Myrtle (Beulah) Mears 1912–1939 m. Norman (R) Johnson 1908–
    15. 15. Alvin (Denard) Mears 1917–1974 m. Mary (Jeanette) Walker 1920–
      1. 1. Alvah (Denard) Mears 1944–1944
    16. 16. David (Daniel) Mears 1881–1948 m. Adelia (Attie V) Garriss 1891–1973
      1. 1. Agnes (M) Mears 1921–2001
      2. 2. John (David) Mears 1930–2006 m. Mary (Frances) Lofton 1927–2002
      3. 3. Ruth (Myrtle) Mears 1914–1982 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Stroud 1908–1973
    17. 17. Infant (Daughter) Mears 1872–1872
    18. 18. Annie (M) Mears 1887–1887
  2. 2. Mary (C) Mears 1853–1926 m. George (D) Lilliston 1842–1930 m. James (Thomas) Johnson 1859–1935
  3. 3. George (W) Mears 1847–1888 m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Mears 1848–1921
    1. 1. Cora (Julia) Mears 1874–1948 m. Robert (James Coe) Wallace 1868–1946
      1. 1. Doris (Cora Etta) Wallace 1913–1983 m. Walter (Hall) Daugherty 1895–1981 m. Henry (Leroy) Boswell 1903–1933
        1. 1. Franklin (Wallace) Boswell 1931–1997 m. Peggy (Flora) Shell 1932–2005
    2. 2. Arthur (Thomas) Mears 1876–1959 m. Edith Swift 1883–1968
      1. 1. Mildred (Lee) Mears 1908–1966 m. John (Joseph) Meehan 1901–1951
    3. 3. George (W) Mears 1880–
    4. 4. James (Henry) Mears 1880–1934 m. Annie (Rebbeca) Price 1890–1965
      1. 1. Marie (Josephine) Mears 1909–1999 m. Charles (Henry) Bundick 1910–1984
    5. 5. Raymond (Thomas) Mears 1887–1957 m. Elizabeth (J) Whitehead 1891–1954
      1. 1. Doris (Mae) Mears 1910–2005 m. Gilmer (C) Mister 1907–1968
      2. 2. Raymond (Page) Mears 1912–1959
      3. 3. Virginia (Louise) Mears 1922–1990 m. Brower (Colburn) Parks 1918–1996
      4. 4. Annie (Grace) Mears 1924–2008 m. Atley (Thomas) Hall 1912–1969
      5. 5. Emily (Evelyn) Mears 1928–2015 m. John (Edward) Parker 1921–1996
      6. 6. Laura (Katherine) Mears 1930–1964 m. George (McNeal) Lewis 1923–1979
    6. 6. Caroline (Lina Ellen) Mears 1890–1960 m. Grover (George Cleveland Hall) Young 1876–1940 m. John (Kenzer) Ward 1869–1954
  4. 4. Bagwell Mears 1840–
  5. 5. James (E) Mears 1842–1903 m. Virginia (Jennie Susan) Ames 1849–1923
    1. 1. Howard (Fisher) Mears 1888–1955 m. Alice (Susan) Mears 1895–1932
      1. 1. Preston (Lee) Mears 1915–1993 m. Gwendolyn (Vanetta) Bowman 1924–2015
        1. 1. Judith (Isabell) Mears 1944–2014
      2. 2. Milford (Habercourse) Mears 1916–2012 m. Macel (Jean) Brogan 1923–2015
      3. 3. Norman (Broddus) Mears 1919–1993 m. Mary (Belle) Simpson 1926–2014
        1. 1. Donald (Lee) Mears 1951–2013
        2. 2. Norman (Broddus) Mears 1945–2021
      4. 4. Lee (Roy) Mears 1925–1977 m. Ruby (Gordon) Fluhart 1920–2010
      5. 5. Lillian (Marie) Mears 1927–1995 m. Theodore (Claiborne) Sterling 1919–2002
      6. 6. Alice (Marie) Mears 1922–1923
    2. 2. Margaret (Maggie Elizabeth) Mears 1871–1958 m. James (F) Bell 1861–1936
    3. 3. Daniel (Warrick Major) Mears 1882–1951 m. Margaret (Maggie M) Wilson 1888–1971
    4. 4. Beulah (Jane) Mears 1890–1970 m. Robert (Lee) Mears 1894–1965
      1. 1. Charles (Scott) Mears 1923–1974 m. Madeline (Etta) Walker 1926–2012
        1. 1. Sonjia (Marie) Mears 1947–2018 m. John (Preston) Bailey 1943–1986
      2. 2. Edward (Lee) Mears 1917–1998 m. Mary (Avalyn) Young 1919–2003
        1. 1. Edward (Lee) Mears 1939–2014
    5. 5. Virginia (Jennie Catherine) Mears 1885–1969 m. John (William) Kellam 1865–1933
    6. 6. John (Upshur) Mears 1878–1931 m. Polly (Susan) East 1874–1954
      1. 1. Mildred (V) Mears 1907–1908
      2. 2. Claude (Bation) Mears 1910–1988 m. Patty Mears 1917–
      3. 3. Sydney (Upshur) Mears 1903–1968 m. Helen (Katherine) Godwin 1910–1997
      4. 4. James (R) Mears 1903–
      5. 5. William (H) Mears 1907–
      6. 6. Duncan Mears 1912–
    7. 7. Mary (Molly Elizabeth) Mears 1877–1968 m. Andrew (Henry) Stevens 1870–1942
  6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Mears 1844–1936 m. James (H) Stevens 1840–1896
  7. 7. John (Laban) Mearse 1855–1909 m. Mary (Ann) Davis 1861–1924
  8. 8. John Mearse 1838–

James Mears's Timeline

8 Records

1817
1817
Birth of James Wallace Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1830
1830
Age 13
James Wallace Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 23
James Wallace Mears resided here in Northampton County, Virginia, USA
Northampton County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 33
James Wallace Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 43
James Wallace Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 53
James Wallace Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 63
James Wallace Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1884
19 Aug 1884
Age 67
Death of James Wallace Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 217d; Enumeration District: 008
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M653_1330; Page: 280; Family History
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 192; Page: 298; Family History Library Film: 0029671

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Northampton County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Northampton, Virginia; Roll: 570; Page: 223; Family History Library Film: 0029690

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: M653_1330; Page: 280; Family History

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Locust Mount, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 217d; Enumeration District: 008

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1884
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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